Gatti is not a HOF fighter for me.I'd gladly see him awarded posthumously with a special award but on ability and resume?
Not for me.
I'm all for Colin Hart though.Great boxing scribe and Virgil Hill is a very worthy inclusion for me given that he was one of the most dominant LHW's of the modern age.

And? It's not just about your in ring achievements, it's about what you did for the sport and Gatti did a ****ing insane amount for boxing. Like I said, him and Ward were responsible for turning a huge amount of people onto the sport. I kind of disagree with him getting in on the first ballot, and I think if he hadn't died he wouldn't have got in straight away, but I don't have a problem with him being in there. He was involved in many great fights and had an unbelievable following in his day. Guys like Gatti don't come around very often.

What a load of ****. If it's not about accomplishments, let's get Frank Bruno in. Popular, made for exciting fights, put the sport on top in the UK.

Entry into the HoF SHOULD be about who you've beaten. At least McGuigan has one top tier win. Gatti has nothing of any actual merit, except for holding a belt in a horribly watered down era.

And I like Gatti, but it's a disservice to other, better fighters. If Gatti is in, why isn't Hamed?

Your reasoning is, without being too rude to you, a load of **** and cum.

It's all too easy to get emotional when it comes to Gatti,but this isn't a good precedent to set.
If excitement is an important criteria then some of the greatest boxers of all time have no place in the HOF.

Gatti is not a HOF fighter for me.I'd gladly see him awarded posthumously with a special award but on ability and resume?
Not for me.
I'm all for Colin Hart though.Great boxing scribe and Virgil Hill is a very worthy inclusion for me given that he was one of the most dominant LHW's of the modern age.

Not in the States, and that is what matters. Gatti's name helps sell the weekend, so that the likes of Yuh and Hill can get their kudos. It is a business decision.

Pretty sure in the late 90's Nas was on giant billboards in New York selling Adidas, making appearances on Jay Leno and selling out MSG and the MGM, he was also the Featherweight Champ in thrilling fights and a global star.

Gatti is more popular though and I agree completely with your second point.

Pretty sure in the late 90's Nas was on giant billboards in New York selling Adidas, making appearances on Jay Leno and selling out MSG and the MGM, he was also the Featherweight Champ in thrilling fights and a global star.

Gatti is more popular though and I agree completely with your second point.

Naseem was huge, I agree, but without wanting to get too crude; since September 11th 2001, a boxer who openly talks of his Muslim faith will not be the big name that sells tickets for a Hall of Fame in New York.

It is wrong, Naseem's faith should have no relevance to whether he belongs in a Boxing Hall of Fame. But it means he will only get in, in the near future, underneath a fighter who can sell more tickets. Which does limit his chances of getting in.